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Hi Colin. I was just there in September. For groceries for a week (and I had plenty left over), was about $30 USD. Food is relatively cheap. A sack of potatoes (3lbs) was about 60¢. Sack of onions 30¢. Another trick is to buy the Ukrainian/Russian brands of the same product. For example, Heinz ketchup was about 20UAH. (about 2.50USD) same stuff in the local brand 2.19UAH or 27¢ same stuff...tastes exactly the same (if not better), only difference is that it comes in a large pouch with a spout.
A dinner out for two in a sandwich place in Odessa...I think the bill was 80UAH = 9.98USD
So you can eat very affordably.
SIM card for phone $10..50UAH for a refill (that`s JUST phone, no data...I didn`t speak well enough to find out how much it would cost to include data, and well I burned thru that 50UAH really quick on my iPhone)..but voice...lasts a long time. All cell service over there is prepaid, and quite affordable also.
The most expensive part of living over there is housing, if you live in the city that is....but if you can find someone who speaks the language, you can probably even save even more, because most places that westerners cater to know we`re helpless and will gouge us. (For example, hotels are EXPENSIVE, because they know we can`t just go pick up a newspaper)...when i stayed for a week, I rented an apartment for $45 a night...granted, for a month that`s expensive, but if you can find something longterm, you`ll probably find it for similar rates in the States...or if you know a local, they might be able to help you get something cheaper.

Someone said: Apartments are cheap but not in the larger cities. City of 500,000 is cheap. I think many $50 a month. I know a girl there made $75 a week, so she couldn't afford much. You should find someone there to help you who can speak English. I think clothes are rather cheap, but not very good quality.. You go there and everything just slows down. You walk around in not such a hurry. You walk to the market and buy from the vendors. I liked it. In fact liivng around here the towns are 25 miles apart and you'df be surprised how much you drive.

I`ve moved my savings from euro into stg in the last 12 months, taking advantage of the falling stg. I was hoping for some signs of a recovery, but in truth, I think it`s further away than I`d personally predicted. The 2010 high point I`m expecting will be in the 24 hours immediately after the general election, whenever it may be. After that, an immediate slide back. I think it`ll be a long time (1-2 years?) until the stg gets up to, say euro1.35, though I do think it`ll eventually happen. At that point, I`ll cut and run.

I`ve moved my savings from €uro into £stg in the last 12 months, taking advantage of the falling £. I was hoping for some signs of a recovery, but in truth, I think it`s further away than I`d personally predicted. The high point I`m expecting will be in the 24 hours immediately the general election, whenever it may be. After that, a slide back. I think it`ll be a long time (at least a year?) until the £ gets up to, say 𠫁.35, though I do think it`ll eventually happen.

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